NPLichen Metadata
  

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: James Bennett and Clifford Wetmore
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title:
NPLichen: A Database of Lichens in the U.S. National Parks
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database
Online_Linkage: http://www.nbii.gov/nplichen
Online_Linkage: http://wildlifedisease.nbii.gov/nplichenmap/
Description:
Abstract:
This database contains over 29,900 records of documented occurrences of lichens in units of the U. S. National Park System. The records were obtained from the scientific literature, from National Park Service reports, and from selected herbaria. Unpublished herbarium records from other herbaria are not included because they cannot be cited. Over 530 references reporting lichens from 153 park units are included, spanning the time period from the 1860s through the present day. Only parks with reported lichens are included in the database. This database does not contain a complete park list or detailed information on other aspects of the U. S. National Parks.
Purpose:
The purpose of this database is to compile information about distribution of lichen species within the national park system. The database is intended to be publicly accessible through the internet in the hopes that the availability of this information can further the study of lichen species in North America.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1992
Ending_Date: 2012
Currentness_Reference:
observed
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
This database covers the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii. It does not cover international lichen distributions.
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -178.217598
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.969271
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.406235
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.921786
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NPS
Theme_Keyword: nplichen
Theme_Keyword: lichen
Theme_Keyword: national park
Theme_Keyword: wildlife toxicity
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: america
Place_Keyword: united states
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: epiphyte
Stratum_Keyword: rock
Stratum_Keyword: herbaceous layer
Stratum_Keyword: tree layer
Taxonomy:
Keywords/Taxon:
Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus:
None
Taxonomic_Keywords: multiple species
Taxonomic_Keywords: lichens
Taxonomic_System:
Classification_System/Authority:
Classification_System_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Esslinger, T. L.
Publication_Date: 19971201
Title:
A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: web page
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fargo, North Dakota
Publisher: North Dakota State University
Other_Citation_Details:
Most Recent Update 8 October 2008
Online_Linkage: http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/esslinge/chcklst/chcklst7.htm
Taxonomic_Procedures:
Varies due to the fact that taxonomy was not verified independently for the purpose of this database. Species were assumed to be correctly identified unless the species was known not to occur in the region or country or there were other obvious reasons why the identification would be incorrect. All taxonomic names from published papers were standardized to the most recently available version of Esslinger's Checklist (see Classification System or Authority) before inclusion into the database.
General_Taxonomic_Coverage:
All lichen species that have been reported in national parks.
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Fungi
Access_Constraints: Publicly available. Requests for copies of the entire database should be directed to James Bennett.
Use_Constraints:
None.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: James P. Bennett
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: U. S. Geological Survey and
Address: Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Address: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Address: 445 Henry Mall, Rm. 514
City: Madison
State_or_Province: WI
Postal_Code: 53706
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 608-262-5489
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jpbennet@wisc.edu
Data_Set_Credit:
Website development provided by the Center for Biological Informatics at NBII. Development of the mapping application was provided by the University of Wisconsin Division of Information Technology and the NBII Wildlife Disease Information Node.
Analytical_Tool:
Analytical_Tool_Description:
None
Tool_Access_Information:
Tool_Access_Instructions:
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The accuracy of the information in the database has not been independently verified. The database is complete within the parameters that have been set to the best knowledge of its creators and as mistakes and omissions are discovered, they are corrected.

The accuracy of the information contained in the published reports that this database is based on have also not been verified. There is no guarantee that the taxa listed in the database are actually present in any park unit. The data indicate only that the taxa are present as determined by the original sources. This database contains only secondary source material, and not original presence/absence specimen data. Users are encouraged to contact the original references for specimen data.

There is also no guarantee that the species listed for these parks have been correctly identified. No specimens were examined for this purpose for the creation of the NPLichen database.

Finally, the data and the website that serves the data are not in any way officially connected with the National Park Service (NPS). The NPS does not support this database in any official manner.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
This database is logically consistent as far as can be determined by repeated user queries and error-checking on the part of the creators. No tests of logical consistency have been performed.
Completeness_Report:
This database contains all records of documented occurrences of lichens in units of the U. S. National Park System from the scientific literature, from National Park Service reports, and from selected herbaria. Unpublished herbarium records are not included.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
No process steps have been described for this data set
Process_Date: Unknown
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Lichen
Entity_Type_Definition:
Lichen collected at a National Park
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Species
Attribute_Definition:
Binomial identifying the type of lichen collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Authority
Attribute_Definition:
Name of person who first described and named the lichen species.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Type
Attribute_Definition:
Denotes whether the lichen specimen collected was the type specimen for that species.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Verified
Attribute_Definition:
Denotes whether the lichen specimen was known to have been collected within the National Park boundaries.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ParkName
Attribute_Definition:
Name of the National Park where lichen species was collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ParkType
Attribute_Definition:
Designation for land within National Park System (National Park, National Monument, etc.) where lichen species was collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: State
Attribute_Definition:
State where lichen species was collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CentLat
Attribute_Definition:
Latitude of the centroid of the National Park where the lichen species was collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CentLon
Attribute_Definition:
Longitude of the centroid of the National Park where the lichen species was collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CentState
Attribute_Definition:
State where centroid is located for National Park where lichen species was collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Reference
Attribute_Definition:
Published reference that cites occurrence of lichen species in National Park.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Synonym
Attribute_Definition:
Previously accepted names for a lichen species.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20090225
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: James P. Bennett
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Address: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Address: 445 Henry Mall, Rm. 514
City: Madison
State_or_Province: WI
Postal_Code: 53706
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 608-262-5489
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jpbennet@wisc.edu
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints:
None
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